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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1906
Page
7
A brief catalog entry notes the work The Man on the Box published in 1994 by The Bobbs-Merrill Company. The record cites copyright ownership and printing details for the literary item.
Warburton, a former West Point graduate, sails with Col Annesley and his daughter. He meets the daughter on a New York bound voyage, dreams of Europe, and plans a future with her while a Russian companion shakes up his fate. Meanwhile a circus monkey tale unfolds in Richmond with Dennis the outang and a tricky tail incident.
The narrative opens with a voyage from Southampton two days out as fog lifts. Warburton rests in a steamer chair and watches October seas blend with October skies. The voice recalls a popular summer novel, setting a reflective mood.
A factory timekeeper job drew an applicant who claimed his son, disabled after a bull attack, would fit the role because his brains would not get him into trouble. The old man conceded his son’s lack of brains, noting he would not argue with the bull. The manufacturer hired him.
In the Cleveland Leader a brief past recollection features Mrs Kutting noting a debutante from 16 years ago and Mrs Kumback recalling the chaperone role. The exchange hints at social circles and remembered appearances in society events.
Geneva researchers report blue light calming nerves and painlessly extracting a tooth after three minutes of exposure. The article notes Gen Pleasanton’s blue ray ideas and critiques the scientific merit of his claims.
A Kansas City paper recalls a Wichita reporter who died from injuries after he fell over bricks in a dark alley while covering a death. The Denver News notes his steadfast dedication and sacrifice in pursuing the news at any hour and risk.
A traveler spurns a host’s daughter who drowns herself in despair. A god transforms her into a fish seen by fishermen near the coast. A hill shrine honors the girl fish, and tuna trappers seek luck there before sea voyages. Storms or bad luck signal offerings are needed to appease the deity.
Dialogue between a wife and husband in Yonkers Statesman reveals mutual curiosity about motives in marriage. The wife asks why she was married and the husband replies he will be best served by knowing the truth.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent plans a greenhouse without heating to grow early plants. An expert carpenter says a hip roof may trap more heat in early spring than a straight roof, though sun heat gain remains uncertain.
The Rural New Yorker compares a hip roof greenhouse with a straight roof option. It notes higher cost and potential leaks with joints on hip roofs, while endorsing a straight eight inch rise per foot as the most practical design. Lean-to variations reduce required roof steepness if front wall is low.
The editorial urges passage of the Brownlow Latimer good roads bill, arguing national aid is essential after decades of weak state systems. It notes federal examples in Porto Rico and the Philippines, praises New York’s funding, and forecasts the measure becoming law with support from officials like W. P. Brownlow.
A historical guide advises regular annual pruning from planting to usefulness, detailing timing by season and region, tool choices, cut technique, tree shape, sun exposure, wind facing branches, water sprouts, and painting large wounds within 24 hours. It also emphasizes avoiding excessive removals and training branches for balance and strength.
A Farm and Home correspondent advises delaying blackberry pruning until winter to protect young plants from wind damage. By using a four foot iron hook to snap off old canes just above frozen soil, he eliminates heat and scratch risks and preserves plant strength.
Damaged or culled beans accumulate at bean houses forming valuable stock food. Bean straw is a fine forage, particularly suited to feeding sheep and dairy cows as noted in Orange Judd Farmer.
Farm Journal notes a cooperative model where patrons supply beef mutton and pork on hoof, hire a butcher, and sell at one price to patrons and higher price to outsiders. Profits are distributed to patrons as dividends.
A reader is advised to blend partly ripened cream with fresh cream until all is uniform. When adding new cream, stir the entire jar from top to bottom to ensure even mixing and a smooth churning result.
Instructions describe a simple wagon bed hoist using two 2x4s as beams and chains to lift and tilt the wagon box. It explains assembling with pins, rings, and hooks to raise the bed end, enabling easier loading and unloading without cost or specialized gear.
A farmer should test land to know which nutrients are needed before buying fertilizers. Do not spend money on a fertilizer simply because it is valuable or popular. Applying unnecessary fertilizers wastes capital and yields little benefit.
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